Awning



Feb. 5, 1957 G. o. HOLLIS 2, 7 2

AWNING Filed April 15, 1953 GUS O. HOLLIS INVEN TOR.

ATTORNEY United States Patent AWNING Gus 0. Hollis, Oklahoma City, Okla. Application April 13, 1953, Serial No. 348,282

2 Claims. (Cl. 20--57.5)

The present invention relates to awnings for building openings, particularly for window openings.

The invention more particularly relates to awnings of the canopy-type, in contradistinction to awnings including adjustable louvers or chalices.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a canopy-type awning which is composed of a plurality of interengaged channel-strips, said strips so constructed and arranged that the assembled awning acts as an efficient sun shade, and at the same time, allows some circulation of air therethrough.

A further object is to provide a stationary canopytype awning in which said channel strips combine to constitute the awning frame, as well as the shade producing canopy.

An additional object is to provide an awning of the class described in which the channel strips constitute the entire canopy, except for a horizontal pull-plate by which the awning is anchored to a building wall.

Yet another object is to provide a canopy-type awning in which end closing panels are optional, but when such panels are provided, they act as reinforcing media to strengthen the entire awning.

A still further object is to provide a canopy-type awning in which the end closing panels, when provided, carry their own vertical pull-plates which act as further media for anchoring the awning to a building wall.

Another object of the invention is to provide an awning of the class described which is comparatively cheap to manufacture.

Other objects will be apparent from the following de scription when taken in conjunction with the accompanying single sheet of drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of awning made in accordance with the present invention principle;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line 2-2 of Fig. l; and,

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectiona1 view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in those figures of the drawings in which they occur.

in the drawings:

The reference characters A each indicate one of a desired plurality of elongated channel-strips, which are termed herein as being outside or exterior strips. The exterior strips A are all substantially identical, and each is composed of a substantially flat rectangular slat portion 1, having co-extensive depending edge flanges 2, which are integral with and which lie perpendicular to the slat portion 1 of the strip. The outside strips A, including their flanges 2, are preferably made of sheet metal having a longitudinally extending corrugation forming a stiifening rib.

The reference characters B each indicate one of a desired plurality of elongated channel-strips which are termed herein as being inside or interior strips; The interior strips B are all substantially identical and each is ice composed of a substantially flat rectangular slat portion 3, having co-extensive upwardly projecting edge flanges 4, which are integral with and which lie perpendicular to the slat portion 3 of the strip. The inside channel strips B are preferably made of sheet metal similar to that from which the strips A are formed and have a stiffening rib.

Thus the stiffening rib in co-operation with the flanges 4 form a valley in each side of the strip B.

The channel strips A and B might also well be termed as upper and lower channel strips respectively.

The flanges 4 of the strips B are each provided with a row of through openings or air vents 5, which may be in the form of round perforations, or elongated slots as depicted in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

The channel strips A and B are assembled together in the relative position shown in Fig. 2, with the depending flanges 2 of the strips A overlapping the upstanding flanges 4 of two different ones of the inside strips B. The depending flanges 2 of the channel strips A are thus placed in face to face contact with the flanges 4 which they envelop.

The awning further includes a pull-plate 6 by which the device is adapted to be attached to a building wall. In the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 11, the pull-plate 6 is in the form of an angle iron strip having an inclined flange 7 which is rigidly attached flatly across the upper surfaces of the channel strips A, and having an upwardly turned flange 8 which is adapted to be bolted to the vertical face of a building wall, not shown. The pullplate 6 may well be arranged with a horizontally projecting flange in lieu of the vertical flange 8, so that the plate may be anchored to the downwardly facing surface of a window opening head-sill.

As stated hereinabove, the closure panels for the two ends of the awning are optional. In the accompanying drawings, however, such end panels are shown. The end closing panels each consist substantially of a vertically disposed metal sheet 9 having an integral laterally outwardly projecting vertically disposed flange 10 welded or otherwise rigidly attached to the rear or buildingcontacting end thereof. The flange 10 acts as another pull-plate through which bolts or other detents may be passed to anchor the sheet to the vertical face of a building wall. The lower portion of the sheets 9 may each be reinforced by a small angle iron strip 11 which is bolted to the sheet. The upper edge of each of the sheets 9 is placed in face to face contact with the inner surface of the depending flange 2 of the channel strip A thereabove, and to which the sheet is rigidly connected in several places.

it is preferred that the front ends of the channel strips A and B be bent abruptly downward, as shown in Fig. 1, to complementally form a depending marginal skirt.

From the above description it is thought to be apparent that a canopy-type awning has been provided which is capable of accomplishing all of the objects and purposes set forth hereinabove.

Obviously the invention is susceptible to some change or alteration without defeating its practicability, and I therefore do not wish to be confined to the preferred embodiment shown in the drawings and described herein, further than I am limited by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A canopy-type metal awning, including: an inclined roof, said roof comprising a pair of elongate lower channel members having their co-extensive flanged edges disposed upwardly in substantially equal spacedapart relation, each said lower channel member having a central longitudinally extending corrugation rib forming, in co-operation with the flanged edges, a valley on each side of each said lower channel member, the flanged edges of each said channel member having a plurality of elongate through-slots longitudinally disposed between the upper and lower limit of the flanged edge; and a correspondingly elongate upper channel member inverted with respect to said lower channel members for bridging the space therebetween, the downwardly disposed flanged edges of said upper channel member overlapping the adjacent upwardly flanged edges of said lower channel members in co-extensive side by side relation, the lower edge of said downwardly flanged edges extending only to the longitudinal upper limit of said elongate slots permitting circulation of air therethrough, and whereby said valleys handle drainage material off the lower channel members.

2. Structure as specified in claim 1, and a pull-plate rigidly carried transversely by the upper ends of said channel members for connecting said roof to a vertical wall.

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